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BRIEFS

May 22, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

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Conference announce new East Africa surcharge Chinese review development projects ABP goes shopping again Kaohsiung prospers despite Asia's woes Political upheaval may force depot hiatus Violence delays container service in Mangalore Dredging of the Savannah to be studied KLM and TNT sign service level agreement Bad economic weather catching up with SIA International airlines expected to show an interest

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MAY 21, 1998
Trucks running on LPG feasible, but not economical The Swedes especially pleased with 'bridge to Europe' Inland shipping switches to electronic message transmission Inland shipping entrepreneur is convinced of it: IT is approaching!

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic

Transportation

Analysts: UP moved timed right
Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
Special gate handling sought by couriers
US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
DHL maintains its Indonesian service

Maritime

Savannah to expand terminal space
Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic

Transportation

Analysts: UP moved timed right
Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
Special gate handling sought by couriers
US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
DHL maintains its Indonesian service

Maritime

Savannah to expand terminal space
Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic

Transportation

Analysts: UP moved timed right
Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
Special gate handling sought by couriers
US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
DHL maintains its Indonesian service

Maritime

Savannah to expand terminal space
Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

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Transpacific Box Traffic Gap Widens Zim's First-Quarter Performance Improves Asian Shipowners to Meet in Brisbane India to Relax Restrictions on Port Investment

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APL container service upgrades target Latin America's West Coast Port Astoria hosts USS Missouri Canada transfers port to contractor Corps and Tacoma will conduct public meeting on Hanson Dam Boeing builds 2,000 widebody airplanes

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La Comisión Europea armoniza el transporte de mercancías peligrosas IV Congreso Nacional de Firmes Cursos de logística de Confemetal Aeropuertos de Centroamérica cerrados por el humo Alaska Airlines compra diez Boeing Continental compra el 19 por ciento de Aerol'neas Centrales de Colombia El tren griego gastará 50.000 millones en su modernización Taiwan se interesa en el proyecto de alta velocidad de Eurotrain

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'Operation Decongestion in Major Ports' Chennai Port bags three awards FIEO calls for new mechanism to boost exports No tender recourse to many port ventures GAIL-IOC pact for LPG pipeline $1.3 billion export target for handicrafts Ficci moots national council to counter US sanctions Coal production records 4 pc growth Dock Safety Week celebration at Mumbai Port is on WTO pact on e-commerce Conor assurance on H'bad-Mumbai road rates AIPDF urges govt to raise dock workers retirement age

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Italy unveils $1bn ports masterplan ITALY is to spend more than $1bn on projects to upgrade its ports and inland waterways in an effort to make the country's facilities more comp-etitive at a time when freight traffic is increasing. Cyprus set to abandon box bases strategy CYPRUS is on the brink of abandoning a long-standing strategy of maintaining two container ports which made the island one of the leading players in the eastern Mediterranean transhipment business. Box rates continue to slide MOVING empty containers back to Asia could keep ships occupied that would otherwise be idle. New Lloyd's underwriting vehicle terms are agreed SYNDICATE Capital Trust and SVB Associates have agreed terms for a merger which will create a new Lloyd's underwriting vehicle specialising in the non-marine market. Jamaica pledges to set safe zones for cruises JAMAICA has promised the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association it will establish safe zones at all major cruise ports to minimise the harassment of passengers. Talks on Canadian cat service postponed NEGOTIATIONS between Bri-tish Columbia Ferry Corp and Scandlines A/S of Copenhagan to operate a high speed catamaran service between downtown Vancouver and the provin-cial capital of Victoria, on Vancouver Island, have been put off at least until next year. Evergreen sets Taranto agenda EVERGREEN, the Taiwanese container shipping to aviation giant, is to start operations at its own Mediterranean transhipment hub in Taranto by the end of 1999. 'Frejar' makes debut In a ceremony at Bremerhaven dry dock, the former German dredger, Heinrich Hirdes, has been renamed Freja R after being bought by Copenhagen-based Jens Rohde Nielsen. The split-hull hopper suction dredger, built in 1982, originally saw service on the Weser river. It will now be deployed on the west coast of Denmark.

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MAY 21, 1998
Sri Lanka to move more boxes by rail SRI Lanka's state-owned Railway Department is planning to invest heavily in container transport, according to general manager WKB Weragama. Chinese court sells Panama-flag bulker NINGBO Maritime Court has sold the arrested Panama-flagged bulker Golden Sunlight, according to the official New China News Agency. Manila feels Asian fallout MANILA International Container Terminal (MICT) has reported a 13 per cent drop in cargo traffic for the first quarter of this year. HK spill team seeks a new home HONG Kong Response Ltd (HKRL), the co-operative emergency oil spill response unit set up by five major oil companies last year, is seeking a new long-term operational base. Indonesia pulls Thong Soon under THONG Soon Lines, a Singapore-based tramp and containership operator which had extensive Indonesian business, has gone into liquidation. Djibouti plans transport hub DJIBOUTI'S transport minister accompanied by port authority representatives recently visited Marseilles to discuss extending the republic's role as a transport hub. Piraeus workers to strike PIRAEUS port workers have announced a 48-hour strike between May 27 and 28, in protest against government plans to privatise the port. P&O Nedlloyd appoints new American head MIKE Seymour, currently director of P&O Nedlloyd's Europe-Asia trades, has been appointed head of its North American office. Oil companies criticised for pollution stance OIL company executives have no grounds to argue that oil pollution liability should be confined solely to shipowners, according to one Singapore owner. Singapore to implement tanker controls TANKERS carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of oil cargo will have to possess a 1992 Civil Liability Convention (CLC 92) certificate when calling at Singapore after September 18. Washington levies landmark oil-spill fine WASHINGTON state has fined Russia's Far Eastern Shipping Company $182,000 over an oil-spill on January 1. Grain giants form elevator venture US grain giants Conagra and Archer Daniels Midland have formed a new joint venture to operate the grain export terminal formerly operated under the Peavey name at Kalama. P&O Ports warns it may quit Newcastle A SECOND stevedoring company is warning it may pull out of the Australian port of Newcastle because of union problems. Sovcomflot relaunches Jebsens UK UNICOM, the shipmanager controlled by Sovcomflot, has taken over the staff and offices of recently-closed Jebsens (UK). Columbus to strengthen USWC-Australasia link COLUMBUS Line USA is to restore and strengthen its fixed-day weekly sailing schedules between the US West Coast and Australia/New Zealand. Swan Reefer's takeover of Irgens Larsen cleared SWAN Reefers has completed the takeover of fellow Norwegian reefer operator Irgens Larsen, one week later than the originally agreed deadline. CP completes acquisition of Ivaran Lines CANADIAN Pacific has confirmed that its acquisition of Ivaran Lines from Ivarans Rederi has been completed. Kvaerner starts US job recruitment MORE than 12,000 former defence workers in the Philadelphia region have been invited to apply for jobs at the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard.

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La Belgique libéraliserait le fluvial en même temps que les Pays-Bas Une bonne nouvelle pour l'économie belge en général et les ports flamands en particuliers, la Belgique libéraliserait le secteur du transport fluvial à la même date que les Pays-Bas, le 31 décembre 98, c'est-à-dire avec un an d'avance sur la date prévue par l'UE. D'ores et déjà les gouvernements fédéral et régionaux se sont concertés et ont préparé des mesures d'accompagnement, qui ensemble, représentent un effort budgétaire de 2 mia. de BEF à répartir sur 3 ans. Ducros Services Rapides repasse à l'offensive Après une nouvelle période difficile, Ducros Services Rapides a désormais bien amorcé son redressement financier. La société française de messagerie est dès lors en mesure de repasser à l'offensive. Gérard Léridon, PDG de Ducros, a expliqué qu'il veut procéder en plusieurs étapes et axer sa stratégie selon trois axes: le marché du monocolis; le renforcement des fonds propres; et la logistique.

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Channels deeper, not cheaper The Victorian Channels Authority has finally completed dredging the channels into the Port of Geelong and has declared a new depth of 12.3 metres for Pt Richards; Wilson Spit; Hopetoun and Corio channels - 1.3 metres deeper than previously. The VCA's ceo Ian Edwards said the authority has established a differential pricing structure for the deepened channels, which has been approved by the Office of the Regulator General. Administrators try for 'confidential' redundancies The administrators of the insolvent Patrick labor hire companies are today expected to advertise a confidential 1800 telephone service for waterfront workers to register their interest in redundancy packages, while P&O Ports was yesterday contemplating the next move in its row with the Maritime Union of Australia. Regional ports woo container trade The western Australian ports of Albany and Bunbury and the Victorian port of Portland are combining their resources to their resources to map out a strategy focuses on winning them a share of the general cargo export container trade. Albany Port Authority general manager Bob Emery said the ports had agreed their regional economies could benefit from regaining direct general cargo container services and were involved in a three-part strategy to achieve this end. Maritime union's time has come, says Reith The maritime Union of Australia will stop at nothing in the pursuit of its own narrow self-interest, according to the minister for Workplace Relations Peter Reith. Mr Reith said the nub of the issue between the stevedore and the union had always been reform of the MUA's monopoly supply of labor on the waterfront and the attendant inefficiencies that monopoly delivers. NSW accident line to reopen The NSW rail freight line on which two people were killed earlier this week after a National Rail freight train derailed is expected to reopen later today. About 100 metres of rail track at the site of the derailment was badly damaged from the incident and had to be replaced. Standards to be focus of ASF Regional shipping industry leaders will discuss a range of issues affecting owners and operators when the Australian Shipowners association hosts the seventh annual Asian Shipowners Forum at Sanctuary Cove on Monday and Tuesday next week. The main theme will be the mounting international pressure on the industry to rid the world of substandard shipping.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

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CHAOS INDONESIAN SHIPPING faces turmoil from the political chaos that is sweeping the country. The unrest threatens to affect many shipowners and yards with links to the country's owners. Charter deals and newbuilding contracts with state oil company Pertamina look increasingly shaky. There is fear and uncertainty in the capital of Jakarta but some in the shipping community are putting on a brave face and pledging to stay put. Wall Street learns ships THE HUGE level of interest in high-yield shipping issues is attracting a large number of Wall Street investors to shipping seminars. But for some there is a lot to learn. Fredriksen wins again MAN of the moment John Fredriksen has come under the scrutiny of Norwegian tax authorities but he may now have reason to smile. To golf or not to golf FEW PEOPLE get to the top in shipping without having to pick up a set of golf clubs. Meet the man who did. Bratton to set her sails SARINA BRATTON left a top job at Cunard to try to fulfill her ambitions to become the Australian Queen of Cruise. Her first venture sets sail later this year. Atomics and economics INDIAN SHIPPING is suffering an attack of the jitters as it tries to come to terms with economic sanctions imposed against the country after it conducted nuclear arms tests. Mountain Cloud away THE RISE AND FALL of International Oil Tanking of Thailand is complete with the sale of the last ship in the fleet.

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PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year

Los Angeles

In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%

PORTS

HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan

Seoul

The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs

CUSTOMS

EU customs reform must make trade and business easier

Brussels

23 organizations underline this in a joint statement

SHIPYARDS

Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I

Trieste

Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025

EDUCATION

Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum

Brussels

PORTS

In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers

Anjara

New peaks also in other business segments

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships

Seoul

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024

ACCIDENTS

Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto

Rome

There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea

NEWS

Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed

London

Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane

PORTS

Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated

Damascus

The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars

LOGISTICS

Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture

Brussels

Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique

Miami/Saint Nazaire

It will be taken over in 2028

INSTITUTIONS

Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission

SHIPPING

In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%

Ismailia

The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport

Rome

Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law

NEWS

The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal

Washington

While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government

SHIPYARDS

FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group

Rendsburg/Flensburg

These are German companies operating in the same sector

PORTS

Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records

Long Beach

Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.

TRADE

The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors

Washington/Beijing

Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association

PORTS

The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees

Naples

The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"

PORTS

Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing

Rome

PORTS

Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC

Hanoi

Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved

PORTS

Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea

Naples

New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd

PORTS

Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time

Singapore

Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals

SEAFARERS

Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers

Rome

Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector

PORTS

Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024

Taranto

In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%

PORTS

Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024

Hong Kong

In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)

DEFENCE

New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea

Mons

The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned

PORTS

In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic

Hong Kong

The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)

SHIPPING

Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast

Keelung

In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU

Brussels

PORTS

Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30

Genoa

The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this

PORTS

In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%

Genoa

Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025

SHIPPING

CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno

Marseille

New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners

SHIPPING

From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL

Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille

Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network

PORTS

Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority

Athens

The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros

PORTS

MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station

Ancona

The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.

PORTS

In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo

The Spice

In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%

SHIPPING

Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping

London

It could come into force in early 2027

DEFENCE

Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet

London

Eight-year, £9bn contract

TRUCKING

Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services

Rome

The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona

Frankfurt am Main

Schedule two departures per week in both directions

LOGISTICS

AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port

Cairo

The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport

NEWS

The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian

Davos

This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino

LOGISTICS

Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics

Trieste

The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector

PORTS

Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance

Milan

PORTS

Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles

Ravenna

Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary

SHIPPING

20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale

Muscat

Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port

Milan

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods

Rome

NEWS

Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno

Leghorn

They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America

LOGISTICS

Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri

Rome

Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system

ENVIRONMENT

Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen

Berlin

Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi

PORTS

The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded

The Spice

SHIPPING

Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit

Genoa

It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied

Madrid

Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group

SHIPYARDS

MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India

Gurgaon

Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries

PORTS

Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes

Coper

They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport

MARITIME SERVICES

LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa

Genoa

It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services

PORTS

Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%

St. Petersburg

The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%

SHIPPING

Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport

Oslo

Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

CRUISES

Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024

Florian

357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers

INDUSTRY

Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports

Lugano

Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired

PIRACY

Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year

London

In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded

PORTS

COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records

Hong Kong

In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)

SHIPYARDS

Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe

Brussels

The association represents the European shipbuilding industry

YACHTING

Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal

Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned

PORTS

Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024

Singapore

The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)

EDUCATION

The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters

Castel Volturno

Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments

NEWS

A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro

Reggio Calabria

If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros

SHIPPING

Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services

Dubai

MARITIME SERVICES

Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business

Trieste

The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today

PORTS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg

Oslo/Gothenburg

12-year concession contract

ASSOCIATIONS

The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations

Brussels

BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association

PORTS

Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended

Naples

The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro

Reggio Calabria

They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.

COMPANIES

PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification

Genoa

It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification

MOURNING

Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away

Rome/Gioia Tauro

Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster

PORTS

Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender

Leghorn

It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros

PORTS

Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar

Helsinki

They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started

Melzo

Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April

SHIPPING

COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit

Shanghai

EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)

INDUSTRY

Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM

Cherasco

This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st

Rome

The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"

MEETINGS

A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday

Venice

It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations

(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)

Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development

(Tehran Times)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

PORTS

Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude

Naples

Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike

LOGISTICS

Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt

Cairo

The affected area is approximately 102 hectares

SHIPPING

In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%

Hong Kong

Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%

PORTS

Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work

Rome

D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition

SHIPPING

Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies

Taipei/Keelung

Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone

PORTS

Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto

Taranto

The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros

PORTS

The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan

Leghorn

The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine

London

Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector

MEETINGS

The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st

Rome

The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"

ASSOCIATIONS

Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa

Genoa

Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang

FREIGHT TERMINALS

In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)

Padua

PORTS

Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala

Athens

The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen

SEAFARERS

Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC

Genoa

Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union

PORTS

The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun

Bari

Contract worth over 28 million euros

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority

Milan

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